GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| forebears | ancestor |